Justin Hare hit a pullup jumper from the free throw line with 2.2 seconds left to lift Belmont to an 85-83 win over Alabama Monday night in yet another early-season upset for the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Gardner-Webb's win against Kentucky last week was the biggest among the jaw-dropping upsets that opened the men's college basketball season. Who knew it was only the start for the Atlantic Sun Conference? The little-known league is stunningly and happily at the center of early surprise wins by Gardner-Webb, Mercer and Belmont, schools more likely mistaken for street names than Division I teams challenging tradition-rich schools.

Gardner-Webb's win against Kentucky last week was the biggest among the jaw-dropping upsets that opened the men's college basketball season. Who knew it was only the start for the Atlantic Sun Conference? The little-known league is stunningly and happily at the center of early surprise wins by Gardner-Webb, Mercer and Belmont, schools more likely mistaken for street names than Division I teams challenging tradition-rich schools.

This season's vaunted freshman class in men's college basketball has wasted no time in putting up blockbuster numbers. From coast to coast, rookies are making a stellar impression, and two of the Midwest's best, Indiana's Eric Gordon and Kansas State's Michael Beasley, put a wow factor in their debuts with record-setting scoring.